Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-08
RESUME OF The NEWS.
Washlnrton hewa ltema.


The Encouragement has been requested
by Secretary Lamar to bring civil suit
against Neagie Il Co, and MeHough a.
Casey 81 Idaho for timber trespass.
A friend Of Stevenson OF Illinois, first as
sistant postmaster general, says thathow-
ever much he may be disappointed by the
appointment OF Dickinson as postmaster
general he will not resign.
Army men think that the recommenda-
lions OF Gen. Sheridan that the army shall
he increased by 5000 will be listened to
with more attention this year than before,
and that the anarchist agitations will con-
vince many OF the necessity Of the increase.
Persons representing eight cities are in
Washington competing for the location oil
one or both or all 81 the conventions.
They ara Boston, New York. Philadelphia,
Baltimore, CINCINNATI Chicago, Washing.
and st. Louis. More cities viii DO heard
from later, including Omaha and Mime
apolis.
Indian Inspector Armstrong has arrived
in Washington from the Crow agency in
Montana, where he was sent some weeks
ago BY Secretary Lamar to investigate the
Sword Bearer outbreak. The Inspector
reports that Quot prevails at the agency
and that the Indians heartily commend the
action OF The government in removing the
bellis erent bucks to Fort Smelling.
Within the last few weeks inquiries have
been made in certain quarters by persons
holding official position in both England
and Holland as to the probabilities of the
United States government assuming the
Confederate debt. Evidence is at hand 70
show that a lobby Of INSCRIPTIONS indi.
viduals has boen organized to dclnde the
foreign holders intn the belief OF the least
bility Of such a scheme.
The Baltimore Sun has a dispatch from
Washington in which Senator A.. p. Cor
man states positively that a tariff reform
bin win bepassed by the incoming congress,
which will cut of certain customs duties
n provide for IA reduction in the internal
revenue tax. He advises Mr.. Carlisle to
dseiiae the speakership and take the chair
manship OF the committee on ways and
as leader OF the Democratic forces
on the floor. Mr.. Crisp OF Georgia is res
commended for the speakership.
The report OF fohn d. Baird. superin,
tendent oil the dead letter office, shows tbs
number OF pieces oil original mail matter
received during the year ending june 80,
1887, to have been 5.335, 500. an increase
of nearly ia per cent over the previous
year.. la addition to this number there
were $50. SIG letters without Enclosures
previously sent to the writer's but failing o.
delivery returned to the office, and 3.70G
letters on hand at the beginning OF iht
year. making the total number OF pieces
handled {, 5TS.9S5, or more than Is, 0oC
per diem.
An army retiring board having found
Capt. John \. Morrison. 10th cavalry, in
capacitated from active service, the war de
partment has extended his present leays
Of absence indefinitely. Capt. Morrison
served during the war IA private and cor
poral OF Company 4, LIST Minnesota infan
try, and jst lieutenant and adjutant OF tbs
I'd Minnesota cavalry. In March, 1867
he Was appointed I'd lieutenant in thu toll
cavalry; in the following July he was pro
tnoted LIST lieutenant, and continued II
that grade until December, 1882, when hs
received his eaptaincy.